BTV archive had a faulty opening
Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka
I am happy to know that the state run electronic media BTV has established an archive of its own. I would like to thank the BTV authority, especially Mr. Mustafizur Rahman, the Director General of this institution. He has done an excellent job.But I was astonished to learn that the BTV did not have archives for all the last 40 years. What an embarrassment! The BTV has a glorious past. We have watched many beautiful programmes over the years in the BTV. I can recall dramas like 'Rokto korobi', 'Mukhara Ramani' 'Bashikoron', 'Ai Sob Din Ratri', 'Bohubrihi', 'Somoy Asomomy', 'Kothao Keu Nei', etc, and magazine programmes such as 'Soptobarna', 'Jodi Kichu Mone Na Koren' were of high quality.There were some decisive moments in our national life during last four decades. The most important of this was our independence in 1971, Sadhikar Andolon in 69, end of autocracy in 1990. All these are very important events. I am sure, people of Bangladesh would like to see the proper preservation of these invaluable events in the BTV archive. It is also very essential to form a committee whose duty will be to select the programmes and various events, which will go to the archives. Only an independent body consisting of reputed media personnel can ensure this right preservation. We have already seen 'Bangabandhu being neglected in the archive opening ceremony which obviously was objectionable.
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